Friday, October 14, 2005
Pakistanis Witness Unprecedented Spirit of Giving
Five days after an earthquake hit northern Pakistan, cars and people loaded with relief goods continue to stream into collection centres all over the country in an unprecedented outpouring of giving. In the southern financial centre of Karachi, Pakistanis waited in the heat and sun for their turn to unload the goods at the largest …
Continue reading »An American Teenager’s Book on Pakistan Women Launches in US
It’s probably not all that remarkable that a young American went to Pakistan and found fascinating the traditions that define daily life there, from the calls to prayer to the garishly decorated transport trucks. This was the experience of Chiara Angela Kovarik, a Mendota Heights teenager who with her parents spent a month in Pakistan …
Continue reading »UK Pakistani Singer Lands Album Deal
NINE years ago, Huddersfield singer Naveed Yasin began a study of music that has taken him all over the world. Now, his hard work has paid off and he’s landed a record deal with Manchester-based bhangra label Supreme Dream Records. Then, when he was 13 he moved to New York for a year to be …
Continue reading »First Women’s Cricket Asia Cup to be in Pakistan
Pakistan’s arch-rivals India along with Sri Lanka and possibly Bangladesh will take part in the tournament in Karachi from December 26 to January 4. Cricket has been drawing a growing female fan base in India, while across the border the women’s sport got a shot in the arm earlier this year when it was placed …
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